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Condition of Jupiter

Nature volume 23, page 34 (1880)Cite this article

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ON the evening of the 2nd I had a fine view of Jupiter with my 6-inch Cook's equatorial. The general appearance of the planet was remarkable for the bright colouring of the belts and of the red spot, a circumstance strongly noted by a gentleman who was observing with me, and who had not seen the planet for some time.

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CAPRON, J. Condition of Jupiter. Nature 23, 34 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/023034b0

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